GROUND CONTROL FOR OFFICERS

To stifle the suspect's escape attempts, officers should lower their base, planting their weight onto the suspect's body, and touch their heels together under the suspect's legs.\n They should also scour the Internet for videos of real fights - especially those depicting officers bein...

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Published inTactical response (Deerfield, Ill.) Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 58
Main Author Bourg, B J
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Deerfield Hendon Publishing Company 01.01.2013
Subjects
Arrests
Law enforcement
Police training
Tactical units
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Summary:To stifle the suspect's escape attempts, officers should lower their base, planting their weight onto the suspect's body, and touch their heels together under the suspect's legs.\n They should also scour the Internet for videos of real fights - especially those depicting officers being attacked - and they should plan how they would react to the various situations. While knowledge is crucial to survival, officers must bear in mind that merely reading and studying this series of articles - or textbooks, or fight videos - will not make them safer.
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ISSN:1543-8856